Tradify vs Jobber in the UK: an honest comparison (2026)

Tradify and Jobber are both job management apps built overseas and sold in the UK. Tradify was founded in 2013, and in October 2024 the UK's Access Group agreed to acquire it (Tradify blog). Jobber is Canadian (Techcouver), and its Plus plan page says it's "Available in the US, Canada & UK" (Jobber Plus). Both do quotes, scheduling, invoicing and payments well.

The quick answer. For a UK sole trader or a small team who wants pounds on the bill and a simple app, Tradify is the easier fit. For a home-service business with a bigger team that wants AI to draft its quotes, Jobber gets cheaper per head as you grow and has the bigger customer base. For a builder who needs CIS and reverse-charge VAT on invoices, Tradify says it needs Xero or Sage for that, and we couldn't find either feature in Jobber, which is what the UK tax section below is about.

Pounds per user vs dollars per team size

Tradify charges per user: Lite £34, Pro £37 and Plus £44 a month (Tradify UK pricing). Jobber charges per business in bands by team size, lists its prices in US dollars, and says they exclude sales tax where applicable (Jobber pricing). We couldn't find a sterling price for Jobber, or confirm how UK VAT is added.

Prices checked October 2026 on Tradify's UK pricing page and Jobber's pricing page. Tradify figures are users × £37 a month. Jobber figures are its monthly prices on annual billing; users beyond a band cost US$29 a month each. Jobber's one-user Core plan is US$29 a month on annual billing or US$49 month to month.

The shape of the bill matters more than the exchange rate. Tradify's goes up £37 for every person you add. Jobber's goes up in steps. Even if a dollar were worth a pound, ten users on Jobber Connect (US$229 a month, billed annually) would cost less than ten on Tradify Pro (£370). For one person it's closer: Tradify Pro at £37 against Jobber Core at US$29 billed annually, US$39 on a 1-year commitment or US$49 with no commitment, though Jobber puts client selection of optional quote items on Grow (Jobber help).

The extras

• Jobber: the AI Receptionist is US$29 a month for 30 conversations, then US$0.79 each, and included on Plus (Jobber help). UK card fees are 1.4% + 20p, with a 50p minimum, in a help article from March 2024 (Jobber Payments UK).
• Tradify: texts are 10p each (Tradify help) and standard card payments are 1.7% + 20p (Tradify fees).

Features: Jobber has more AI, Tradify keeps it simple

• AI quoting. Jobber's "Draft for me" drafts quotes, it can draft quotes from new requests, and voice mode in the app creates them (Jobber AI help). That help article is labelled Beta. Tradify's SmartWrite writes descriptions from the line items you've added (Tradify SmartTools).
• Optional extras. Both let customers pick optional items online: Tradify on Pro and Plus, Jobber in its Client Hub on Grow and selected plans. Client Hub also lets clients request changes and pay deposits (Client Hub).
• Signatures. Jobber collects a signature when the client approves a quote (Quote Approvals). Tradify captures a signature on your phone in its mobile app; online acceptance has no signature step (Tradify help).
• Changes after approval. Editing a quote the client has approved removes their signature in Jobber, and the suggested route is "Create Similar Quote". Customers have asked for proper change orders in Jobber's community forum. We couldn't find a variations feature on Tradify's website either.

The UK tax question

This is where an app built for other markets shows its roots.

Tradify's help centre says it "does not have any native Reverse VAT / CIS tax options". CIS invoices need Xero or Sage Business Cloud, there's no CIS integration with QuickBooks, and on Xero, reverse-charge invoices must be tax-exclusive or they won't sync (Tradify CIS help, Tradify Xero help).

For Jobber, we couldn't find CIS or the domestic reverse charge in its help centre or on its Xero and QuickBooks integration pages (October 2026). Tax rates are configurable (Jobber tax settings), and its QuickBooks sync matches tax by rate, not by name (QuickBooks sync). Its Xero integration covers the UK on Connect and Grow (Jobber and Xero).

So with either app, a builder on CIS should expect to rely on accounting software for the deductions and the reverse-charge wording: Tradify says so, and we couldn't find either feature in Jobber. EstiMate does CIS deductions, the CIS register, reverse-charge invoices with the required wording, and VAT at 20%, 5% and 0% itself. It prepares the figures for your returns but doesn't file them to HMRC. Our reverse charge explainer sets out when it applies.

Who each one suits

• Jobber suits home and commercial service businesses (cleaning, landscaping, HVAC, plumbing) with growing teams, who want AI drafting and an AI receptionist and don't mind a bill in dollars. It says it passed 100,000 customers in May 2026 (PR Newswire) and scores 4.6 from about 1,487 reviews on Capterra.
• Tradify suits UK sole traders and small service teams who want sterling billing, a clean scheduler and an accounting sync. It scores 4.7 from 152 reviews on Capterra.
• Neither sells itself as building-project software. Jobber is for home and commercial service businesses, and The Access Group describes Tradify as "built for trades and field-service businesses" (Access Group). If your work is contracts, stage valuations and variations, read on.

A third option if you build rather than service

If you looked up this comparison because you run building jobs rather than call-outs, EstiMate is worth a trial alongside them. It's priced per business: £15.99 a month for quotes with client acceptance, contracts with e-signature, variations, invoicing and the Accounts tab, or £39.99 for Pro with the AI quote writer, AI take-off from drawings, retention and valuations (EstiMate pricing). It isn't a dispatch tool for a large reactive team. For a 30-engineer servicing firm whose whole day revolves around the schedule, Jobber or Tradify will serve you better.

What to do next

Trial Tradify and Jobber for 14 days each on a real week of work, and ask both how UK VAT is charged on the subscription. Tradify has published its own take, "Tradify vs Jobber for UK Maintenance Contractors" (Tradify blog), which is worth reading with the vendor's bias in mind. If you're a builder, see how Fergus fits in our three-way comparison, or read our Jobber alternative guide.

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